Poor balance, weak legs, or dizziness

Canes, walkers, or wheelchairs

Shower chairs

Grab bars on the side and back of the bathtub or toilet

Bathtub benches

Weak grip

Built-up handles on eating utensils or shoehorns

Limited reach or movement

Grabbers that can pick items off the floor or from a shelf

Tremors

Weighted eating utensils

Cups with lids

Swivel spoons

Coordination problems

Plates with rims and a textured rubber bottom to grip surfaces and prevent the plates sliding

Hand problems

Tools with built-up handles or with spring-loaded or electronic controls

Difficulty standing up because of back or hip problems or weak legs

Raised toilet seats

Seat-lifting chairs

Chair leg extenders (to make the seat higher)

Paralysis (including quadriplegia) and other disorders that severely limit function

Computer or smartphone-assisted devices

Impaired vision

Larger buttons or voice-control functionality on telephones

Large-print or audio books

Impaired hearing

Telephones with a flashing light to replace the ring

Smart phones with real-time speech-​to-text transcription

Impaired memory

Automatic dialing telephones

Medication organizers and reminders

Pocket devices or smart-device apps that record and play back messages (reminders, instructions, and lists) at the appropriate time

Wearable safety devices to track location